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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-24

LIVERPOOL. Feb. 23-Cotton- Spot closed
with harde Ing prices.
Ordinary, 4 8 led; good ordinary, l3-16d;
low middling, l l6i; middling uplands, 53-l6d;
midd.ing Orl a S, SID.
Total sales, 1000; American, II 400; imports,
5000; American, 400
Futures closed quiet and generally l point
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-24
Live Stock Markt Is.

ST LOUIS, Mo Feb % Cattle receipts 25CO;
slow, and 5GlOc lower; choice heavy native
steers, 81 35G4 80; fair 10 good shipping steers,
So 7UG4 30 butchers steers fair to choi e, s. 90
"A 49, feeders, fair to good 81 seas 20; stock
fair to good, 81 lrGSS 90. Texans, common to
choice, 81 S5G3 40. Hogs-Reeeipts $500; &C i've
and steady on neavy gr .des. slow a. &c lower
on light, at 81 70G5 70. Sh ep-Receipts 25OO;
steady common TO fair 81 SOFAS 60; medium to
fancy s. 70G4 s.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Feb. 23.- CattIe-Re-
ceipts 1000; shipments 100; market slow and
week; for shipping grades. culls and butchers
steady; good to chOise s. 05G4 IS; comm n
to medium S. SCAT o.; stockers 5? 60d3 Is;
feeding steers s. 25G3 60; cows, 3 25G3 So.
Hogs-Re eeipts 1000; shipments 1916: m rket
active and higher; for 'hnic4 mixed weak 50 25
as 20 Sheep Receipts 1000; shipments none !;
market duh; good TO choice s. 25d3 IS; COM
mon to medium 81 2503 90.
NEW YORK, Feb 23-Beeves receipts 81 car
loads for the market, 20 C 1rlosds for slaughte,
ers direct and 10 carloads for expectation: fair
trade, with sales OF poor TO prime st ers at SiG
81. bulls aud dry COWS, g s0d3 10. Sheep
Receipt, 600; market shade frmer and frac-
ton higher for choice lambs: extremes for
sheep. 81 5o66 on for 100 pounds; for lambs,
S. 75G7 90. q
CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. 23.-Cattle-Receipfs
II 600; shipments 2O0O; market lU6l5c lower.
Shipping ste ers, 800 to 1900 pounds, S. 60a5 10;
stockers and feeders g 65G3 80; cows,
bulls and mixed stock s. 0oa360; bulk 81 soS3e5.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-24
ON CHANGE.
Spot Cotton Unchanged, Futures from
One to Two Points Lower-Noney
Market Easy.
Wheat Opened Weak, Fluctuated Narrowly
and Closed at a Decline-Live Stock
Trans actions Brisk.
FORT WORTH MARKErs-DAILV Re
VIEW.
OFFICE OF THE GAZETTE, !

OFFICE OF THE GAZETTE
FORT WORTH. TEX. FEB. %, 1857.
Trade continued fair to-day in all lines.
Wool has downward tendency with
the market in favor of buyers, but the
amount still unsold in Texas is very
small. Note decline of J cent in ell grades
of wool
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-24

BUTTER -l2hal5c per n creamery ESQ
OorToNS;n-strict lew middling. ting ,7s!c;
good mIddling SIC.
COFFEE = RIO, fair l6c; prime lie;
choice 10Y 9l7c; Laguyra l7Ic; Java 29Hc;
Golden hlo loc: Fea Berry &c.
CHEESE-The cst:ar grades and Ohio factory
lO61Onc; full cream twins Ice.
CABBAGE-Per crate, 81 90; In bulk SC per
pound
CANNED GOODS-Prices per dozen: Pine
apples, standard, 81 so; peaches, standard,
us, 81 IS; 3 tbs g 90; seconds, ms 81 Is; lbs
81 60; tomatoes, standard. 2 b 81 90; seconds,
MS 3; 3 lbs 81 80; green corn 81 loci 80;
green peas l0Hl 81; gooseberries 81 25; rasp-
berries 81 50; oysters, full weight, ! b 90995;
MS 81 I5Gl 80; 1t. VT. b S-;2 his 3; saImon
4 81 Is; lbs $; mackerel h 909Sl 90; sar
dimes, American, Sc so case; imported Sl2 506
IA 90 case; strawberries, 2 D 81 IS; blackberres
81 10; green cages $; Eagle condensed milk
s. Is.
SPRING lSSI-FRICE LIST OF DRY GOODS.
Prints-Abion solids, SIC; Albion Shepard
plaids, 5zc; Albion 81 yer greys, 5l.c; Aliens
fancies, SIC; Aliens special 51sc; American
fsncles, 5lsc; American indiago, &c; an Jhor
sheetings, SC; Berlin oils, all colors, 6%c; Ber-
wick fancy, 4c; Conestogs, new
fancies. SIC; Conestoga, chocolates, SIC;
Eddystone novelties, &c; Eddystone satines, &c;
Gloucester silver greys, SIC; Hartel tancles,
National Republican., 1887-02-25
Passed Through Safely.

The President has approved the act to
prohibit the importation and immigration
Of foreigners and aliens under contract or
agreement to perform labor In the United
States; tho act to incorporate the trustees
Of the Young Mems Christian Association
Of Washington. d. c.; the joint resolution
to provide for the settlement OF accounts
with the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Com
papy; the act for tho construction OF O
bridge across the Eastern branch OF the Po-
tcmae river'at WashiDgton; the act to pro-
vide for paving the approaches to the ma.
iiOnal cemetery near Danvllle, Va; the act
to authorize the construction Of bridge
over Bayou Barnard, IN the state OF Missis.
Sppi the act to deliver four condemned
gun carriages TO the Somerville Grand Army
Of the Republic OF Somerville, Mass. the
act for the relief Of Maj. G.. w. Vandee,
act entitled ian act to amend the statutes
in relation to immediate transportation
Of dutiable go0ds;n the act to amend
section 305S Of the Revised Statutes; the
act to prohibit any officer, agent,
or servant of tho government
Of the United States TO hire or contract out
the labor OF prisoners incarcerated for vio-
lating the laws OF the United States; the
joint resolution providing for the payment
Of per diem laborers In government em-
ploy on "Memorial'' or "Decoration Day.
and the 4th day of July of each year as on
other days; the act to authorize the city of
Newport, r. l., to use the site Of Fort
Greene as a public park; the act to grant
certain seal rocks to the city and county Of
San. Francisco, CAL, In trust for the people
Of the United States, and the act to provide
for the execution Of the provisions Of ar
ticle 2 of the treaty concluded between the
~ NA1 tafA sHf a,.1 tI..s,
Of Japan, Nov. II, 1880, and proclaimed by
the President Oct. 5, 1881 (this act prohibits
the importation Of opium by Chinese sub
iectsl
National Republican., 1887-02-25
TIE ST. GEORGES SOCIETY
Give an Enjoyable Entertainment to
Their Friends.

st. Georges Hall, on Eleventh street,
near f, was the center Of attraction for the
English colony In Washington last night
1t was the second sociable Of the Washing
ton branch Of the st. Georges Society Of
North America. The hall had on It's gala
dress for the occasion. At the upper end
of the room, near the ceiling, was the
legend, "Si Deus quis Contra,n and be-
meath It were the British lion and the
American eagle, backed by the flags OF the
respective nations and the mottoee, "Dlen
ct Mon Droetn and "E Pluribus Unum.n
Mr.. Mallam occupied the chair In front OF
the decorations, and was a digniaed pre-.
siding officer, in perfect accord with the
surroundings.
On the walls were pictures of her
majesty Queen Victoria and crayon por-
traits OF Mr.. George Francis Dawson and
Mr.. w. w. Corcorap, while the cross of
st. George and the Prince of Wales's
plume graced their several positions.
The evenings amusement and instruc.
tion commenced with a relation OF per-
sonal experience In the Red sea-a ship.
wreck incident Of thrilling interest,
The following programme was then rem.
dered: Song, "The White Squall,n MIR.
Quincy; reading, "The Origin OF Species" !"
Mr.. Charles Benjamin; an unique combina-
Decker brothers; recitation In Dutch dialect
and an encore, Mr.. Sexton; song, "The
Twin Brothers. Mr.. Bottomley; recitation,
"The Deserter,n Mr.. George ii. Harries;
song, "Jock McGraw," Mr.. Howard; reci-
tation, "The Fancy Shot," Mr.W. Mayer;
the "Gobble" diet, Mr.. and Mrs. Yates;
song, "The Crocodile" Mr.. Rothwell;
song, "England, freedoms Home" Mr..
Bottomley, and as an encore, "rho Fine
Old English Gentleman;' reading (origl
nal), "The Dudes LAMENT Mr.. Abra.
hams; recitation, "Joe's Flowers" and
"The Drummer Boy" Mr.. Mark Olds;
song, "Good bye, Sweetheart, Good bye"
Mr. Pomeroy; song, "'The Good bye at the
Door" and "'Tis q Flower" Mrs. Smith.
At this point there was announced au In
termission Of half an hour. Everybody re-
| paired to the erefreshment room aud, accord
Ing to their capacity, enjoyed themselves
When the remainder of the programme
| was taken up young gentleman favored
| the audience with scientific exhibition OF
how to dance "The Mobile Buck" Thi:
was followed by a reading, "The Irish
Schoolmaster," Mr.. Benjamin; quartette
nThs Soldiers Farewell" Messrs. Wagner
| Tubman, Olds, Rice, and Bottomley, and
as an encore the four frst-named sang
"Dear Robin;' Miss Minnie Page gave 1
| very pretty aud effective recitation; song
| "Graham's FAREWELL" Mr.. Yates; recita
ton, "Bernardo del Carpio." Mr.. G. +
Mayer; song, "Jack's Come Home Today
| Mr.. Howard.
| The extensive and highly satisfactory
| programme was brought to close by Mr.
| Walter Mayors recitation of "Christmas II
the Quarters. 1t was the gem OF the
evening, one OF the finest pieces OF dlalec
| work ever heard In this city.
| "God Save the Queenn and "Auld Lang
Syne" were the concluding strains Of
most thoroughly enjoyable evenings en-
| teftninmant
National Republican., 1887-02-25
DWELLING IN A BETTER LAND.
After Years of Faithful Service an
Honest Life In Closed,


One Of the most conscientious, faithful,
and painstaking members Of the newspaper
fraternity has gone TO his long home.
Mr.. Henry o. Noyes, for twenty years on
the reportorlal staff Of the Erening star,
died on Wednesday evening at 1880 at
Linden, Montgomery county, Nd, where
he had been for some time residing with his
son-in-law, Mr. Van Week, Of the pension
office. Since last summer Mr.. Noyes's
health has slowly failed, and on Friday last
he was compelled to take the rest he so
much needed. The change seemed to be
beneficial one, and steady Improvement
was noted, but on Wednesday O sudden
relapse came and his -decease speedily fol-
lowed, closing an honorable career at the
age OF 60 years. The death OF his wife,
some three years ago, conduced largely to
his enfeebled condition, and when paralysis
OF the heart set In he was too weak to stand
the shock.
To say more OF him than that he was an
honest man in all his dealings would be
spperiiuous He enjoyed the confidence of
his coworkers to a remarkable degree, He
was a Mason, belonging to Pentalpha
Lodge, Columbia II. A. Chapter, aud
Columbia Commandery, Knights Templar,
and member Of the board of managers Of
the Masonic Relief Association.
The funeral will leave Linden station to-
day at about 2 p. M, and the remains be
inferred at Glenwood Cemetery at $3.50 D.
m. Friends who may desire to attend can,
by leaving Washington on the 1890 train
on the Metropolitan branch, arrive OF
Linden In time for the ceremonies.
National Republican., 1887-02-25
The Veterans Reunited.

The Roman mart was crowded last night.
The attractions were many, but the special
ties were the attendance of the LIST Com
pany Of the Union Veteran Corps and the
reading Of an original poem by Mrs. Emily
Thornton Charles. Ever since the split
occurred In the ranks OF the Union Veterans
there has been more or less ill-feeling, but
the proceedingsof last night prevent all
possibility Of recurrence OF such senti-
ment. Little May Pomeroy, on behalf of the
"Old Guard" presented Lieut.. Thomson, of
the visiting company, with beautiful floral
Offering surmounted by white dove
having In its bill the olive branch Of peace.
The lieutenant was very much affected and
60, in fact, were his men. Fraternal greet
ipgs of a most cordial nature followed and
most enjoyable time was spent aud con-
siderable cash as well. After the presenta-
tion the visitors were made comfortable by
the hospitality Of their hosts.
Open voting continues to be light, but
hard work is being done quietly. The
secret voting will be from o to 10 on Mon
day night.
National Republican., 1887-02-25

J. +. Caldwell has been engaged as starter by
the National Jockey Club for the spring races
at Ivy city.
II, +, Baker. for some years treasurer of the
National Jockey Club, has resigned and L. ii.
Christman elected In his stead.
The young pitcher, Keating, signed by
Manager Gaiiney, will be the heaviest player
on the Nationals, ns he weighs over 200 pounds
and measures 6 feet 0 inches In height.
A report has been circulated that the race
horses wintering at Mobile and elsewhere In
the south are suffering from severe distemper
said TO have been broughtthereby s. $. Brown's
rece nj purchases al Lexington.
While energetic base hall managers are look.
ing around for available players, IL would bs
well for them 10 cast their optics upon Billy
Wise, who pitched such remarkable games for
the Nationals during the season of 1881 Wise
Is not only a good pitcher, but also fair batter
and frsl-clats base runner.
ocal events In base ball circles are at n
,siandstillat present, owing In part 10 the very
uncertain condition of what tho League viii
do about the eight CLUB muddla. The home
management ME desirnus to batter their stand
ing In The championship race by securing some
strong play ers, but are not making much pro
gIess.
National Republican., 1887-02-25
The Arthur XIII Bridge Bill.

Mr.. Erastus Wiman and Messrs. King
and Guion, Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, appeared yesterday before sub
committee Of the Senate committee on COM
merce, composed of Senators Frye, Dolph,
and Coke, to present their reasons in op-
position to the Mcpherson amendment to
the Arthur Kill bridge bill. In the Senate Mr.
Mcpherson presented numerously signed
petition In favor Of the amendment intro
duced by himself to the Senate bill author
izipg the construction of bridge over the
Arthur XIII. The petitioners, who are in
terested in the navigation Of the Arthur
Kill, urge that the report and plan OF the
board Of army engineers, In which 1t is
proposed that a span OF 450 feet over the
main channel, and draw Of l25 feet, with
the lower cords Of the bridge so feet above
high.water mark, be adopted. The petl.
TONERS state that the navigation Of the
stream Will be seriously impaired should
the structure be erected as proposed by the
present bill.
National Republican., 1887-02-25
THE HOUSE.


Mr. Henderson, of North Carolina, called
up the report of the committee on elections
upon the Indiana contested election case OF
Kidd against Steele and the resolution re-
ported was adopted without division. 1t
confirms the right Of the contestee, Steele,
to the seat.
day Mr.. Blount, Of Georgia, called up the
report of the committee of the whole on
the Senate amendments to the postofilce
appropriation bill. The first three Senate
amendments (relative to office rentin Wash
ipgton and limiting the placing Of letter
boxes to public places, buildings, and rail-
road stations) were concurred In.
In the fourth amendment (the proposition
appropriatiDg 100000 to enable the Post
master General to contract for the carrying
OF foreign mails on American vessels to
Central and South Amerlca) non.concur.
renee was recommended.
Mr.. Burrows, OF Michigan, moved that
the House concur In the Senate amend
ment. Lost-yeas 1870, nays 157.
The amendment was then non -concurred
In, and conference was ordered.
Mr.. Matson, of Indiana. called up the
dependent pension bill with the veto mes.
sage of the President thereon.
II was agreed that the debate should run
until O'Clock, when the previous question
should be considered as ordered. lSynop-
sis Of the debate is published in another
part Of to-day's REPUBLICAN,.
After the votc--175 to 125-defeating the
motion to pass the dependent pension bill
Notwithstanding the Presidents veto, the
House, on motion Of Mr.. Herbert, OF Ala
bama, went into committee Of the whole
on the naval appropriation bill. After a
brief explanation of the provisions Of the
bill by Mr. Herbert 1t was read by sections
for amendments. Mr.. Buck, of Connecti-
cut, offered an amendment appropriating
$4,000 for the naval war college at Coasters
island. A point Of order was made against
the amendment, but was overruled, and
pending vote upon 1t the committee rose,
and the House lat p. m.) adjourned.
National Republican., 1887-02-25
BUILDERS BANQUETING.
Around the Fostal Board the City's
Beauty and Needs are Discussed.

Beauty and Needs are Discussed.
The Master Builders Association gave It's
annual dinner last evening at the Riggs
House and the occasion will be remembered
by its members as a most pleasant one.
Tables In the form Of an oblong were placed
in the center of the large dining room Of
the hotel with covers to accommodate
about fifty persons. Mr.. d. j. Macarty,
president Of the association, sat at one end
of the board with Mr.. William Ferguson,
president OF the Master Builders Associa-
tion Of Baltimore, on his right, and Build
ing Inspector Thomas B. Entwisle on his
LEFT left. Opposite the president aeI. sat :, Mr.; Mr.
association, and about the board were the
following master builders: Charles Edmon-
ston, d. w. Morrison, @. d. Collins, Motley
Anderson, Charles A. Langley, James G.
Getiipger, u. w. Rhodes, James L. Simms,
John G. Bright, George w. Helsley,
John Henderson, ;R. T. Humphrey, John
McGregor, William T. Keenan,, James II.
Byram, Frank Baldwin, William Holtzclaw,
Charles Martin, William Z. Brown, /. X.
Creamer, Frank T. Hanvey, Jerome F.
Sanner, Samuel NJ. Plumley, Henry M.
Dellinger, and Andrew Frye. The follow
ing dealers In building material were pres
ent Robert Mclean, Charles f. Schneider,
William Wheatley, William H. Dyer,
george n. Snenan, ana L. Is. cross.
Mr.. Macarty In a few appropriate re-
marks welcomed the members, and an elab-
crate menu was then discussed, which oc-
cupied the attention OF all for nearly two
hours. When the hour for proposing toasts
arrived, "Washington City, It's Beauties,
and Its Buildings" was first offered, aud
Mr.. Entwisle called upon to respond. Mr..
Ferguson answered to the sentiment, ''Our
Visiting Brethren" and Mr.. Edmonston to
'Welfare OF Our Industry in Washington"
Mr. King, in reply to call for remarks,
spoke upon the need Of Washington for a
builders exchange, which, he said, II was
the intention Of a number of prominent
builders and dealers In material to form.
This city, he said, should not be behind
other cities In attention to building interests
which are SO great that no business, except
banking, handles so much capital.
The healths OF Messrs. Morrison and An
dersen were then drunk standing.
Mr.. Wheatley was called upon and re.
ferring to Mr.. Kings mentioning the need
Of forming builders exchange, said he In.
dorsed 1t and the firm which he represented
was ready to join such movement.
"Dressed Lumber" was responded to very
briefly by Mr.. Dyer, and "The Beauties Of
Suburban Buildings Of Washington" were
commented on By Mr.. Dellinger.
The banqueters arose from the table at
about 1l:45, all much pleased with their
evenings entertainment
National Republican., 1887-02-25
The Sugar Problem.
New Orleans Picayune, Feb. II. !

New Orleans Picayune, Feb II.
The annual address of the Hon. Norman
j. Colman, the energetic and intelligent
national commissioner of agriculture, in his
capacity as president of the National Sugar
Growers Association, which opened its
eighth annual session at st. Louis last
Tuesday, is full Of material for profound
reflection. The statement that the diffusion
experiments have not yet placed the pro-
duction OF sorghum sugar on q plane OF
financial success is undoubtedly correct,
but it will fall like wet blanket on the
hopes OF those who have been too enthuslas-
tic TO await attained results. The commits
sioDer is sound in the recommendation that
all the friends OF the industry should be
united In harmonious and intelligent effort.
DR.. Wiley also is much less hopeful than a
year ago, but does not despair. He thinks
that sugar making from sorghum must be
abandoned in the north owing to the early
frosts.
Commissioner Colman says that the out
go of this nation for sweets purchased from
abroad is now $135, 900, 900, and In ten years
will amount to 5000, 100000. This includes
tho duty, which Is burden on the con-
sumers as much as the foreign cost is. He
asserts that the problem OF the national
debt is nothing compared to 1t, and he is
quite right. We do not have to pay any
such sum on the national debt, including
interest and sinking fund, and also bonds
bought before due. Moreover, nearly all
OF our debt is due to our own people, and
the money paid out remains In the country.
On the contrary, the money which goes
abroad for sugar is yearly increasing in
amount, and goes out OF the nation, most
of 1t to proprietors OF half.starved semi
slave labor. The commissioner thinks that
a remedy for the evil is to be sought 10 the
extension OF our home industry till no me
production becomes equal to home con.
sumption.
1t is believed that the sorghum mills will
have to be moved further south. Surely
there is nothing to hinder the utilization OF
machinery several months In the year IN
this state on sorghum. That the session Of
the association is O confession OF disap
pointment for northern sorghum may be
partly true, but II is In no sense disappoint-
ing to Louisiana sorghum or cane. The
general conclusion is irresistible that the
next step in the development OF sugar pro.
ductioD In the United States is the estab-
lishment OF sorghum culture In the cane
region as a supplementary cultivation.
The problem OF the utilization OF the costly
machinery during greater portion OF each
year is that branch OF the subject which lies
nearest to practical experimentation. 1t Il
Louisiana, rather than Kansas, which is In
vited TO solve the sugar question In prac'
tical way. The profit on the investment
must be increased, and 1t can be Increased
to such an extent as to raise the industry t.
the high level Of a real bonanza for Ameri'
can labor.
National Republican., 1887-02-25
DIED.


EoYEs.--At Linden. Montgomery couu =,
Nd, nt 7:s0 p. m, Feb. %, 1887, HESRY e..
NoYFs, aged GO years. ..
Funeral will take place Friday, Feb. p, at
] p, M. from the residence OF his sou in-law,
Mr.. Eugene A. Van Week, Linden station,
Metropolitan branch. The interment Will be
at Glenwood cemetery at $3.50 p. IN. relatives
and friends invited to attend.
EASTMAN.-At her residence, 112l X street
northwest, MARY HRNDEpsoE. widow OF the
late Gen. Seth Eastman, Z. B. A.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
STIARwALT.7-On Feb. q. 1887, BERTHA
GARDNER, only daughter OF Andrew and Maria
l. stiarwalt, IT,, aged l6 years, months, and
l6 days.
lnterment at Bellefontaine, Ohio.
JOHNsTON-In this city, Feb. p, LYDIA
McLANE JOHNSTON, wife of Gen. Joseph f..
Johnston and daughter OF the late Louis and
CaihaTine Milligan McIane.
Funeral nt 81. Johns Church Thursday, Feb.
q, at l2i5 y. m. Interment In Baltimore, Md.
Friends invited TO attend.
SLACK.-At Colorado Springs, Feb. o.,
RACHEL ASs, beloved wife OF Maj. W. d. Slack,
L. s. NJ. c.
Notice of funeral hereafter. see